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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 27-6 and 27-7 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
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7 | Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special | ||||||
8 | activities.
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9 | (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State | ||||||
10 | universities engaged in
preparing teachers shall , as soon as | ||||||
11 | practicable, be required to engage
daily, during the school | ||||||
12 | day, in courses of physical education for such
periods as are | ||||||
13 | commensurate with the students' other courses of study and
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14 | compatible with the optimum growth and developmental
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15 | development needs of
individuals at the various age levels | ||||||
16 | except when appropriate excuses
are submitted to the school by | ||||||
17 | a pupil's parent or guardian or by a person
licensed under the | ||||||
18 | Medical Practice Act of 1987 and except as provided in
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19 | subsection (b) of this Section.
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20 | Special activities in physical education shall be provided | ||||||
21 | for pupils
whose physical or emotional condition, as determined | ||||||
22 | by a person licensed
under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, | ||||||
23 | prevents their participation in the
courses provided for normal | ||||||
24 | children.
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25 | (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
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26 | in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses | ||||||
27 | if those
pupils request to be excused for any of the following | ||||||
28 | reasons: (1) for
ongoing participation in an interscholastic
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29 | athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are | ||||||
30 | required for
admission to an institution of higher learning, | ||||||
31 | provided that failure to
take such classes will result in the | ||||||
32 | pupil being denied admission to the
institution of his or her |
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1 | choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes
which are required | ||||||
2 | for graduation from high school, provided that failure to
take | ||||||
3 | such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. | ||||||
4 | A school
board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 | ||||||
5 | enrolled in a marching band
program for credit from engaging in | ||||||
6 | physical education courses if those pupils
request to be | ||||||
7 | excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
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8 | program. In addition, a school board may excuse pupils in | ||||||
9 | grades 9 through 12 if those pupils must utilize the time set | ||||||
10 | aside for physical education to receive special education | ||||||
11 | support and services. A school board may also excuse pupils in | ||||||
12 | grades 9 through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve Officer's Training | ||||||
13 | Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by the school
district from | ||||||
14 | engaging in physical education courses.
School boards which | ||||||
15 | choose to exercise this authority shall establish a policy
to | ||||||
16 | excuse pupils on an individual basis.
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17 | (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
18 | provisions of
Section 27-22.05.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 88-269; 89-155, eff. 7-19-95; 89-175, eff. | ||||||
20 | 7-19-95; 89-626,
eff. 8-9-96.)
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21 | (105 ILCS 5/27-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-7)
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22 | Sec. 27-7. Physical education course of study.
Purposes of | ||||||
23 | courses in physical education and
training - Courses of | ||||||
24 | instruction.
A physical education course of study shall include | ||||||
25 | a developmentally planned and sequential curriculum that | ||||||
26 | fosters the development of movement skills, enhances | ||||||
27 | health-related fitness, increases students' knowledge, offers | ||||||
28 | direct opportunities to learn how to work cooperatively in a | ||||||
29 | group setting, and encourages healthy habits and attitudes for | ||||||
30 | a healthy lifestyle. A physical education course of study shall | ||||||
31 | provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount | ||||||
32 | of daily physical activity. A physical education course of | ||||||
33 | study must be part of the regular school curriculum and not | ||||||
34 | extra-curricular in nature or organization.
Courses in | ||||||
35 | physical education and training shall be for the following
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1 | purposes:
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2 | 1. to develop organic vigor;
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3 | 2. to provide bodily and emotional poise;
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4 | 3. to provide neuro-muscular training;
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5 | 4. to prevent or correct certain postural defects;
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6 | 5. to develop strength and endurance;
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7 | 6. to develop desirable moral and social qualities;
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8 | 7. to promote hygienic school and home life; and
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9 | 8. to secure scientific supervision of the sanitation and | ||||||
10 | safety of
school buildings, playgrounds, athletic fields and | ||||||
11 | equipment thereof.
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12 | The State Board of Education
shall prepare and make
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13 | available guidelines for the various grades and types of | ||||||
14 | schools in
order to make effective the purposes set forth in | ||||||
15 | this section and the
requirements provided in Section 27-6, and | ||||||
16 | shall see that the general
provisions and intent of Sections | ||||||
17 | 27-5 to 27-9, inclusive, are
enforced.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.
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